Quote by Megan Whalen Turner

What kind of man refers to himself as safely dead?

— Megan Whalen Turner

“In the evening, after we dance, he rarely returns to the throne; he dances with others or he moves from place to place through…

— Megan Whalen Turner

“I know," Attolia soothed him. "I did not say that I am afraid. He is, though, I think. Afraid of his own desire for…

— Megan Whalen Turner

“Posthumous: It sounds like the name of a Roman gladiator, an unconquered gladiator. At least that’s what poor Posthumous would like to believe. It…

— Roberto Bolaño

“Strange, rapid, disconnected thoughts passed through his mind. ‘Dead!’ Then: ‘They have killed him! . . .’ And an absurd notion about immortality, the…

— Mikhail Bulgakov

“In all outward aspects he remained patient and mild now, not caring even to speak against heretics; he knew that he was likely to…

— Ackroyd Peter

“According to his upbringing, there were certain subjects that it was ill-mannered to raise in conversation with a new acquaintance. With the likes of…

— Jonathan L. Howard

“Back then, living hadn't had any meaning. Every so often, without any warning or any real reason, he'd even caught himself thinking, 'Maybe I'll…

— Yukako Kabei

“Oh, certainly, death, sudden and violent, was a good way to foil his implacable enemies, who seemed to be pursuing him with some incomprehensible…

— Alexandre Dumas

“He looked back on his past life, which had been so wretched. How had he been able to bear that terrible burden? He had…

— Leo Tolstoy

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself. --Publilius Syrus

— Publilius Syrus

“My friend Patroclus, whom I loved, is dead. I loved him more than any other comrade. I loved him like my head, my life,…

— Homer